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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-26
The snniran Combination DIsbands.

ST.. PAUL, Jan. 24-John L. Sullivan's
combination arrived from Winnipeg this
morning. The combination disbanded to-
day. George LsBlance, Mcdonald and Keen
will remain in Minneapolis for some time.
Sullivan, Sheedy, Taylor and Carroll leave
for the East tonight. My arm bothers me
considerably yet" said Sullivan, "but have
the first time. / think it will be well enough
so that can use it to spar by the 1st of
March. shall not be able, however, to
meet Cardiff, if he comes to time, before
about May l."
Professor Donaldson, who represents Car
diff, said: "We are just as anxious for
another meeting as they are. The match
will be either for six or eight rounds winner
to take IS and loser 25 per cent. OF receipts.
If we come to terms the fight will occur IL,
this city as soon as Sulliyan's arm gets in
condition"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-26
Cable Notes.

A st. Petersburg dispatch says the Car
and Czarina are arranging for tour Of Eu-
rope in the spring.
The Berlin Bersen Zeitung urges the Ger
man Government to allay the war scares
which are alarming the commercial world,
Mr.. Gladstone will contribute to the Nine
teenih Century, in February, an article en-
titled ''Notes and Queries on the Irish De-
mand."
The Official Gazette announces that Pro-
fessor Treitschke, Gustav Freytag and
Johannes Brahms, the composer, have been
appointed Knights of the Order of Merit
and Science and Arts, and Giuseppe Vesdi
bas been appointed a foreign knight of
the same order.
Dispatches from Brisbane, the capital of
Queensland, state that that colony has been
swept by fearful cyclone accompanied by
q rainfall of such extraordinary copious.
ness that twenty inches of water fell in q
short time. The result has been disastrous
floods. In the city of Brisbane some Of the
thoroughfares are submerged to depth oi
twenty feet. The city is entirely cut off by
the floods from its suburbs. The report:
say that many persons have been drowned.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-26
A BIN to Reduce the snrplus.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The Protection
Democrats completed the consideration to-
night of the bill to reduce the surplus rev.
enue, upon which they have been at work for
some time past. The meeting was attended
by about twenty Congressman, including
members from the Southern anti-internal
revenue organization. 1t wipes out the tax
on tobacco and beer, and also the
license tax on dealers ia whisky,
The question whether the tax on alcohol
used IN the arts should be removed or the
tax on whisky should be reduced is left an
open one to be decided by the House The
provisions OF the Randall bill which in
creased the duties in certain cases are stricken
out. The free list of the Randall bill has
also been augmented. Lumber, goats hair.
fur used in making hats, jute and jute butts
are among the articles placed on the free list.
The duty on steel rails is reduced to $i3
The principal features OF the Hewitt Gus
toms administrative bill are incorporated In
the new bill, together with some additions
adjusted by the Treasury Department
What is known as the "Warehouse"
section of the Hewitt bill, however
is eliminated. 1t is expected that the Gus
toms sections of the bill will effect reduc-
tion Of about 80, 100000, and that the total
reduction OF revenue made by the bill will
be from s55, 600 to $50, 900, 900. The in
tention in framing the customs portion of
the bill was to avoid as far as possible ali
questions likely to lead to controversy. The
committee appointed at the last meeting
will confer with Speaker Carlisle as to the
best mode OF procedure.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-26
Stakes Closed.

LOUISVILLE, Jan. 24.-The stakes for the
spring meeting of the Louisville Jockey Club
have closed, and the prospects are most
promising. The entries are more numerous
than usual. and the class of horses is excep-
tionally high. For the Derby, the most inn
portant of the eleven'stakes there are 1l9 en-
tries the total number being 596. The great
Kentucky stakes for $50, 900, to be run in the
spring of 1889 and which was to have closed
January l5, has How 175 entries. The stables
represented in these 175 are Haggin, Bald
win, Dwyer Bros, Woodburn Farm, Swigert
and others. Colonel Clark is considering,
with the consent of the stables already in, a
postponement of month In order to attain
the 500 necessary to fill
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-26
Risrnarck Explains.

BERLIN, Jan. 24.-Blsmarck, in taking
part in the debate on the estimates for the
expenses of the Prussian Legation at the
various German Courts in the lower house
of the Prussian Diet to-day, referred to his
recent conflict with the Reichstag in its re-
lection of the Septennate bill. He con-
tended that the different Federal Govern
ments of Germany had by Constitution
transferred the essential portion of their
rights to the Emperor. "The Emperor" the
Chancellor continued, lis not in position
to relipquish any of these rights to the
Reichstag especially not to a RsichstRg
which showed so little confidence in the Fed.
eral Government as the body lately dissolved
manifested. The main duty attached TO the
rights of the Emperor" said Bismarck, sis
the protection of the empire. This duty is
the Constitution, and not in the hands either
of any parliamentary majority or party
leaders,
After remarking ironically that Alsace
Lorraine was needed by the opposition TO
obtain a majority in the Reichstag, the
Chancellor continued How can we
entIust to such majority, fol
veal or woe, the German Em
pire? The diEsolving of the Reichstag was
an indisputable necessity in order to obtain
q sounder state of things. In taking that
step we acted in perfect good faith in once
more appealing to the peoples love for their
fatherland and their fidelity to the Constitu
ton. These were the motives impelling US,
and from them no retreat is possible"
At the conclusion Of BismaTck's remark!
the House adjourned.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-26
Ship Canals.
special TO the Sentinel.

6pocl4l 70 the SclIn6L
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-There are some big
and deep questions inn ational politics out
side Of the tariff, but unfortunately they are
not party questions, and this fact causes
hesitation, suPpTesses bold utterances and
defeats affirmative action. There is our
interest in inter-oceanic ship canals. This
question occupied the attention OF the Senate
in executive session last week, when several
able and interesting speeches were made,
notably that by Senator Morgan, of Alabama,
which was of a character equal in research
and ability to any which have ever been
delivered in the Senate. 1t was urged
that there is no question affecting
the interests Of this country para
mount in importance TO this matter. The
universal sentiment as voiced by all the Sem
ators who spoke was that it would be no less
than criminal folly for this country TO stand
back and permit any European Government
to obtain control of such an important ocean
highway, and one in which our vital COM
mercial interests are SO closely bound up.
The patriotic sediments expressed IN this
conn nection by the Southern Senators were
thrilling IN their intensity and earnestness.
Ii was said that the moral support of the
United States, and the obtaining by it of the
proper concessions for territorial right of
way, would be sufficient to induce all the
flow Of private capital that was necessary to
construct the work. As to this there may be
some doubt, but so far in the discussion
there has been no formal suggestion for any
money guarantee by the Government.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-26
A Petition From National Eapks.

WAsHIEGToE, Jan. 24.-The petition pre-
sented by Senator Allison to-day from the
national banks of Chicago, Minneapolis and
st. Paul asks that the bills now pending be-
fore the Finance Committee TO raise certain
cities named in the bill to the dignity of re-
serve cities, be amended so as to allow reserve
cities to deposit one-half of their reserve
with banks in cities outside OF New York
City. Atpresent, the petitioners say, the
banks must keep their reserve money at
home or deposit with New York banks. The
Chicago banks ask that Chicago be placed on
an equality with New York; the st. Paul
banks that Chicago, st. Louis, Milwaukee
and Boston be granted equal privileges with
New York, and the Minneapolis banks that
Chicago and st. Louis be raised to equal
dignity with New York.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-26
Home Rule.

LONDON, Jan. 24.-Mr. Gladstone has pre-
pared a resolution affirming the general
principle of home rule, which Chamberlain
and Trevelyan will be asked to accept on the
resumption of ths Gladstonian- Unionist con-
ference. If the radical Unionists accede to
the resolution it will be proposed in the
House of Commons at the earliest possible
moment in the coming session.
The Foreign Office denies the statement
that it has official knowledge that the rela-
tions between France and Germany point TO
the imminence OF war. The semblance of
authority given to the Daily News statement
TO that effect caused universal scare. The
German, French and Italian ambassadors
here called at the Foreign Office seeking in
formation, and also sent inquiries to heir
resi- ective governments. The home Z IS
responded in every case with pacific declara-
tions. The announcement of the peaceful
intentions of the governments in question
was made too late to lessen the sales
of securities on the Paris Bourse and rentes
closed at a fall of If. SSc. since Saturday.
On the London Exchange the unofficial close
showed a partial rally in prices, indicating a
favorable reaction tomorrow.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-26
Forty Eocomotives Ordered.

Fort WAYNE, Ian. 21.-The unusual actiV-
iiy in the larger manufactures of Fort
Wayne deserves mention at this time. T.
D. Csssanave, master mechanic Of the shops
of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago
Railway (operated by the Pennsylvania
Company has received orders for the con-
struction OF forty locomotives Of the class
''S'' pattern, all to be finished by the end of
the present year. and to be delivered to the
Panhandle and Cleveland and Pittsburg
Railways, which are also leased and operated
by the Pennsylvania Company. The shops,
which give employment to l 200 men, have
been in operation day and night for many
menths past, and the construction of the
forty locomotives, in addition to the car
building and repair work, insures the same
activity for at least the balance of the pres.
ent year. The class "S' engines will each
pull seventy loaded cars. The railroad men
are beginning to cali Fort Wayne the "Al-
toona of the West" The capacity of the great
shops is to be Immediately increased, and
100000 is at once to be expended in the
purchase OF machinery for planning, drilling
and forging iron, etc. 1t is estimated that
twenty-four freight cars can then be turned
out each day, besides three locomotives COM
plete per month.
At the Bass Foundry and Machine-w works,
which has branches at st. Louis and Chicago,
500 car-Wheels, each weighing 600 pounds,
are cast every day, the works turning out
large orders for stationary engines and ma
chinery generally besides. The company
casts more car-wheels than any in the
world, and employs at Fort Wayne alone
LOCO men and boys. The capacity of these
works is frequently doubled by running
night and day.
at the H. G. Olds Wagon-works constant
employment is found in all departments for
500 men, and the n. G.. Olds & Sons Wheel
works, the Wabash Railway shops and other
large industries are equally busy. The Re-
publican orator who predicted that stagna-
tion in business would follow Mr.. Cleve-
lands election would have an unappre-
ciative audience in Fort Wayne.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-26
Got he Securities.

NEW York, Jan. 24.-The Herald this
morning says: Ali interested in the Colum-
bus, Hooking Valley and Toledo Railroad
will be happy to know that the company is
$946, 900 richer than they supposed. Presi-
dent John Shaw, who went West on last
Wednesday to look for $72l, 900 of securities
missing from the company's treasury. not
induced or compelled the executive officer
in whose possession they were found to sur
render them Internationally. Not onIv
this but President Shaw comes back with a
well-fxed idea that more may be found vet.
and perhaps he will take another trip.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-26
Five Years, Sentence.

BLUFFToE, Jan. 21.-During the past year
Alvin Nelson, knewn as Professor Slate, "
was indicted for an assault and battery with
intent to kill Mrs. Charles IL. France, of this
city. Having had a prison record here, he
obtained change of venue to Allen County,
where his trial ended yesterday in a verdict
of guilty with term of five years In the
State prison. His attorney, A. l.. Sharpe,
Esq, confidently expects to obtain a new
trial, because of error of the court IN giving
oral instructions despite defendants request
that all instructions be reduced to writing
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ment declares that nothing has occurred to
justify such a remonstranee on the part OF
Germany.
Meyer, the alleged German spy, who
escaped at the time OF the capture of his two
companions at Lyons, has been arrested. All
three insist that the soldier who accuses
them trumped up the story that they tried
to brihe him to obtain for them one Of the
new French repeating rifles.
A dispatch from Tonquin says that Colonel
Brissaud has carried the rebel position at
Mikae-Than- -Hoa, and that 500 insurgents
were killed. The French were pursuing the
rebels
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-26
Riot at q Theatar.

BRUSSELS, Jan. PA riot occurred in a
theater at Ghent during the progress of a
Flemish play, representing French Repub-
lican occupation of Belgium in an unfavora-
BILE light. AT prearranged signal, body
OF workingmen and Socialists in the audi
ence began to hoot the actors. This resulted
in fight between the workingmen and So
cialists and the tradesmen and middle-class
people. The "Marseillaise" was sung, and
for time the theater was the scene of the
greatest disorder. The police were summoned
and quelled the disturbance. Many arrests
were made.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-26
Hiph Wafars East.

Boston, Jan. 24.-The water OF Stony
Brook has been rising all day, and there is
some fear Of a repetition OF the food Of last
year. From o'clock to 10 it had risen
about nine inches in the vicinity of Jamaica
Plain and Forest Hill. At 3 o'clock this
afternoon the water was an inch and half
deep in the Boston Betting Company's build
ing. 1t is reported that the water was rising
fifteen inches per hour.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-26
A Republican Steal.
Special 10 the Sentinel.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-Colonel ]. L. Smith
myer, the supervising architect of the library
building tells of characteristic Republican
steal that occurred in Indiana just before the
war. The Prison North, at Michigan City,
committee of twenty two was sent to Mich
iean City to investigate affairs. Mr.. Smith
myer accompanied the committee as an ex-
pert. The result of the investigation showed
that the contractors had charged $276 per
1000 feet for lumber that at the highest
figure was not worth more than SIG per 900.
worth only from SO to 81 per 100. When the
committee returned, Notwithstanding these
facts and that the contractors had,beaten the
State out of $65, coo. the Legislature all lowed
them $4,000 additional. When Colonel
Smitbmyer presented his bill of s. per day
for his services they only allowed him 81 per
day. This was the reward he got for uncov-
ering the fraud
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-26
The Italians Claim.

WAsHEGToN, Jan. 24.-Elisha Gray, the
telephone inventor. in an interview with q
reporter Of the Republican as to what founda-
tiOn there is for the claim OF priority of in
vention Of the telephone by Antonio Meucci,
an Italian, of New York, tonight said:
II examined into the claim of Meucci
some years ego, ard found that in 1871 he
fled caveat at the patent Office claiming
the invention of a mechanical telephone
which involved no principle not in
the Lovers telephone. This is so
old that We can hardly get back
so far in history that we can nct find It used.
1t is said to have been familiar to the
Chinese. Meucci, to improye the working OF
his telephone applied electricity TO the line
he established, placing the operators at each
erd On insulated stands But this in no wise
conflicts with the mode in which the modern
telephone is operated, and Meucci's in
vtDticn does not resemble in any important
respect the modern instrument"
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-26
The War LIS over.
Special to the Sentinel.

Special to the Sentinel
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-You have in In
diana some aw-blood-eaters who have not
heard of Lees surrender. To those Obliy-
ious and fiery individuals l commend the
following paragraph; At the Shipping
League meeting this week among the dele
gates we're two from the South who during
the war were officers of the celebrated rebel
cruiser Alabama. The delegates from Maine
and New York were among those who suf-
feTed Individually from the depredatiens of
the Alabama. The Northern and Southern
delegates met each other as fraternally as the
Union and Confederate officers do one an
other in Congress, laughed over the results
OF the war, and congratulated each other
that they were now unit in their views as
Is the best method of reviving American
ship building
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-26
Civil Service Commissioner Edgerton Denouness
Republican Lie.
Extraordinary Array Of Counsel At the Opening
Of the Bell Telephone Casa.
NorrseE to be One Of the Commissioners Under
the Inter-Stats Commerce Act
Our Interests In Inter-Oceanie ship Canals
Measures introduced by Indiana
COngressmen-HOtes.
Special 70 the Sentinel.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-Commissioner Ed
-gerton, referring to the charge in the Wash
ingten Republican that for monitarY con-
siderstion the Commission have recon-
mendsd certain parties for appointment
whose percentages are considerably below
that of other successful candidates, brands
the story as damnable lie. He says he will
demand the name of the person who gave
the information, and il is not unlikely that
information charging the paper with GRIM
insl libel will be lodged in the Criminal
Court The charges have been laid before
the President
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-26
The oldest horse Dead.

MADISON, Jan. 21.-"Babe," aged forty
seven years, said to be the oldest horse in
the world, died at the stable of his master,
Andy Fisher, yesterday morning, and was
buried on the Craig farm to-day, where a
suitable monument will mark his last rest
ing place. He was a remarkable horse and
well known by everybody in the country.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-26
Thirtr.seven Converts.

RENSSELAER,, Jan. 23.-The revival meetings
at the Methodist Church are still progressing
with unabated interest. The house is
crowded nightly, and the meeting is a CON-
mon theme OF conversation on the streets, in
business houses and in the homes OF the
people. Messrs. Sayler and Harrison, evan
gelists, are doing efficient work in the way
of singing and exhortation, and rendering
valuable assistance to the pastor of the
church, Rev. ID. Handley. Thlrty-seyen have
united with the church to date.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-26
German Liberals.

BERLIN, Jan. 24.-Herr Benningsen ad-
dressed several thousand National Liberals
at Hanover yesterday. He urged that the
passage Of the Septennate bill was the only
means of avoiding war. He declined to ad-
NIT the assumption that the Government
might use a majority to force monopolies on
the country. Resolutions in favor of CO.
operation with the Conservatives were unani-
mously adopted.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-26
Zankors Propositions.

SOFIA, Jan. 24-Zankof has submitted to
the Grand Vizier of Constantinople the fol-
lowing proposals for a settlement of
the Bulgarian difficulty: The Regency
to be dismissed, new Ministry
formed, the foreign and interior portfolios
to be given to the Zankoffists, the war port
folio to General Ksulbars; that a new
SobraDje be elected; that the Constitution
be modified, and the Prince of Mingretia to
be elected to the vacant throne. The Grand
Vizier replied that the Porte could not ac-
cept the proposals
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-26
Restraining the Exhibition.

CHICAGO, Jan. 24.-Yesterday the news
papers contained advertisements to the effect
that one of the museums would exhibit a
wax figure of Miss Vsnzandt, who achieved
notoriety owing to the announcement thit
she intended to marry the Anarchist Spies.
The figure was placed on exhibition this
morning. This afternoon attorneys for Miss
Vanzandt obtained an injunction restraining
the exhibition.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-26
Elected united states senator.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 24.-The prolonged
caucussing of the Democratic members of
the Legislature ended tonight in the nomina-
tion of Ex-Governor Bate. At the night ses-
sion Hon. John +. House sent letter with
drawing from the race, when boom for
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-26
An Omcial Denial.

PARIS, Jan. 24.-The statement published
in the London Daily News that England is
that Germany intends to ask France for an
explanation of the meaning OF the French
military movement on the frontier is Of
fieially denied here, The French Govern
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-26
To the Associated Pres.
The Bell Telephone Case.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The Supreme Court
room was crowded with spectators and men,
bers Of the bar when the court assembled at
Il O'Clock. Two OF the Justices OF this court
have delivered opinions in these cases in the
courts below, namely, Justices Gray aRd
Blatehford. There is present an extraor-
dinary array Of counsel representing the
various telephone companies. There are
also present number Of telephone officers,
experts and inventors including Professor
Bell It may now be stated that Mr.. JUS
ties Gray viii not sit in tbe bearing Of these
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-26

Turkey has recalled the Governor of
Crete. owing to opposition Of the people
TO his administration, and has appointed
Anihopulus Efendi, more popular man.
~ replace him,
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-26
The Big Pour ErtendIng Its Iines.

CoLuNBUs, Jan. 23--An engineering corps
OF the Big -Four Railroad Company, number
ing ten men, left yesterday morning to run
q line west to connect with the narroW-gaugs
road at SYitz City,